Taking notice of a “hostile narrative being propagated by India”, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen. Raheel Sharif during a corps commander’s conference on 19th Sep’2016 said the Pakistan Army is “fully prepared to respond to the entire spectrum of direct and indirect threats”, according to an Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement. Presiding over the conference at General Headquarters, Gen. Raheel said the Army was fully cognisant of and closely watching the latest developments in the region and their impact on national security. The Army chief also expressed satisfaction over the operational preparedness of the Army. The conference provided an in-depth review of the external and internal security situation and operational preparedness of the armed forces,

“Pakistan’s armed forces together with their resilient nation have surmounted every challenge and will thwart any sinister design against integrity and sovereignty of the country in future as well,” the COAS said.